Ask The Business Lawyer

Here's another lesson I learned from my network marketing foible:

• We were in it only for the money.  I was looking for a quick fix -- I've had my eye on a larger apartment and, frankly, the easy cash would have been nice.  I think Grace was, too.  She's a financial planner; I'm a business attorney.  The NM opportunity was for a liquid nutraceutical (in other words, a really cool, nutritious juice).  Juice is not something that easily integrates into either of our businesses.  What -- here's a contract; want a juice while you're sitting there?  By contrast, an acupuncturist colleague is part of a herb-and-vitamin network organization which works well for her, because herbs and vitamins dovetail seamlessly with her holistic health practice.  It makes sense.  Juice and employment manuals?  Juice and investment strategies . . . not so much.